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occasional

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ adjective

Latin root: occāsiōnālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about occasional at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Occurring from time to time.
    took an occasional glass of wine
  2. Occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals.
    episodic in his affections
  3. Occurring on a temporary or irregular basis.
    casual employment

Origin

From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.

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